Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 32.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
32.0%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
54th
of 198 countries
All-time high
32.0%
in 2024
All-time low
9.5%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Trinidad and Tobago, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Trinidad and Tobago is 32.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 32.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1980.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 54th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.5% | — |
| 1981 | 9.8% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 10.1% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 10.5% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 10.9% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 11.3% | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 11.8% | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 12.2% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 12.7% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 13.2% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 13.8% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 14.3% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 14.8% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 15.4% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 16.0% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 16.6% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 17.1% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 17.7% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 18.3% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 18.9% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 19.5% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 21.1% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 21.7% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 22.7% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 29.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 30.5% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | +1.6% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 32.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.0%, 1.1× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 32.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.4%, 96% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.2% | 9.5% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 13.8% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 19.5% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 24.8% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 30.0% | 32.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Trinidad and Tobago was 32.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1980.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 54th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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